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Fourth 'Lizzy' on horizon

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« on: February 13, 2009, 08:24:43 am »

After patrolling Wellington Harbour for nearly 20 years, the police launch Lady Elizabeth III is to be replaced with a more powerful $3.5 million boat.

The new aluminium Lady Elizabeth IV will have the same generic design as the Auckland police launch Deodar III, with modifications for Wellington's heavier weather conditions.

Police Minister Judith Collins said Lady Elizabeth III, known as "Lizzy", began patrolling the harbour in 1989 and had become an institution, but was now beyond its "mechanical life expectancy".

Lady Elizabeth III has 13,700 hours on the clock with a mechanical life of 12,500 hours. The replacement will be the ninth police boat to patrol Wellington waters.

"Many people owe their lives to her and her brave crew ... but the time has come to replace her with a more modern vessel that will enable the police to roam further, respond to emergencies faster and be safer for those working on board," Ms Collins said.

The 18.5-metre-long catamaran will be larger than Lady Liz III with a travelling speed of 56kmh (30 knots) at 62 per cent power.

Q West Boatbuilders, of Wanganui, is expected to start work on the boat in July, but it will probably be 18 months before it is in the water.

Maritime unit head Senior Sergeant John Bryant said the new boat was long overdue.

"Lizzy III has served us well, but she's 20 years' old and showing some pretty serious fatigue."

Maritime police have recently been using a smaller boat to save Lizzy for larger search and rescue jobs, usually in Cook Strait. On average, Lizzy has taken part in more than 600 incidents and 400 patrols each year.

Memorable rescues include that of Wellington diver Rob Hewitt, who was found off Mana Island after 70 hours in the water in 2006.

In 2000, Lizzy battled winds topping 95kmh to rescue the 11-metre yacht Satchmo, and was also involved in searches after the 1999 disappearance of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds.

Its role had also changed, with today's boat used in multi-agency missions, such as Fisheries Ministry patrols, Mr Bryant said. "She wasn't designed for that. She was designed ... to be a search and rescue vessel."

ELIZABETHS' REIGN:

* The Lady Elizabeth III was launched in 1989 as a replacement for the Lady Elizabeth II, which sank at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in 1986. Two of the four crew were killed.

* Previous maritime policing boats have included Antipodes, a 10.3-metre pleasure launch used briefly in 1941; Tuna, a Harbour Board boat badly damaged in 1971; and Kaikoura, hired by police in August 1971.

* The original Lady Elizabeth was a 12-metre cabin cruiser built for Blenheim man Fred Musgrove and named after his grandmother. The Defence Ministry received the boat under the Wartime Shipping Requisitioning Emergency Regulations and put it into Wellington police service on September 6, 1941. It was withdrawn in 1971 as it was no longer seaworthy.

* The Lady Elizabeth III is 17.3 metres long and capable of 22 knots (40kmh). It was designed by an Upper Hutt naval architect, built in Nelson and began service on December 23, 1989.

* It cost $2.3 million, of which the public donated $280,000.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4845879a23918.html



LOOKALIKE MODEL: After patrolling Wellington Harbour for nearly 20 years, the police launch Lady Elizabeth III is to be replaced with a more powerful $3.5 million boat, Auckland's police launch Deodar III.




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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2009, 08:25:09 am »

WELLINGTON POLICE DELIGHTED LADY ELIZABETH III WILL BE REPLACED
New Zealand Police National News Release
8:24am 13 February 2009
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release.html?id=4778
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Wellington Police District is delighted that a new police maritime patrol and rescue launch will be built to replace the aging Lady Elizabeth III.

Superintendent Pieri Munro, Wellington District Commander, said the announcement by Police Minister Judith Collins is excellent news for Wellington District police, the dedicated maritime unit staff, and everyone associated with border protection and maritime safety in the wider Wellington, Cook Strait and Marlborough/Tasman regions.

"Lady Elizabeth III and her crew provide an invaluable service in our waters," he said.  "The lives of hundreds of people have been saved over the years by the timely arrival of Lizzie and her predecessors in often very turbulent seas.

"The new boat will enhance our border protection, patrol and investigation capability we undertake with other government agencies, as well as saving the lives of those in distress at sea."

Senior Sergeant John Bryant, head of the Wellington Police Maritime Unit, said he and his staff are rapt the launch will be replaced.  The news will also be welcomed by other partner agencies including Customs, Fisheries, port authorities, shipping operators, search and rescue and the boating public.

"Lizzie has done a fantastic job since she went into service 20 years ago," Senior Sergeant Bryant said.  "We're over the moon that she will be replaced and that a new police maritime protection and response will operate out of Wellington."

The new $3.5 million launch, funded within national police baseline, will have the same generic design as Deodar III in Auckland with some modifications for local conditions around heavy weather seakeeping and towing.  Q West Boatbuilders is expected to start work in July this year with sea trials and a launch date 12 months away.

Lady Elizabeth III was purpose built in Nelson after her predecessor foundered with the loss of two lives in heavy seas at the entrance to Wellington Harbour on 2 July 1989. Two other police crew members were plucked to safety.

The current boat was designed for a maximum working life of 20 years, and is rapidly reaching the end of her service.

"She's had more than 13,700 hours of operational work, some refits and technical upgrades along the way but is no longer up to supporting the extended patrol deployments and operational requirements we undertake," Senior Sergeant Bryant said.

"We're ecstatic that we'll be getting a new boat and will be doing everything we can to keep Lizzie going until her replacement arrives.

"Policing doesn't stop at the high tide mark.  Criminal offending takes place off the shores and this new boat will give us the continued patrol and rescue capability we need.

"Lady Elizabeth IV will continue a long and proud police maritime tradition in the Wellington region.  It's a name that the Wellington public readily identifies with."

Design specifications for the new boat include:

•    length        18.5m aluminium adjustable foil assisted catamaran•    beam        6.9m•    berths        8•    draught    750mm•    hull        4-8mm aluminum plate•    structural    4 - 14mm and all extrude hull stiffeners Alcan Marine Sealium•    engines    2 x 8V2000 M92 MTU diesels•    power        2 x 810kw or 1085bhp at 2450 rpm•    drive        2 x Hamilton Jet 403 units with Blue arrow control system•    speed        30 knots at 62 percent power•    range        15 hours at service speed/450 nautical miles

The replacement boat is the ninth to provide a maritime policing function in Wellington.

Earlier boats were:

1.    Antipodes, a 34ft pleasure launch used for a short time in 1941.  One crewmember described her excessive roll as "the nearest thing to perpetual motion".

2.    Lady Elizabeth, a 39ft 6in cabin cruiser built for Blenheim man Fred Musgrove for family use.  He named it after his favourite grandmother.  It was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence under the Wartime Shipping Requisitioning Emergency Regulations 1938 and put into Wellington police service on 6 September 1941. Withdrawn as no longer seaworthy in 1971.

3.    Tuna, a harbour board boat used on loan for a short time until she was badly damaged on piloting duties in July 1971.

4.    Kaikoura, 35ft long and powered by a 100hp engine capable of 10 knots was hired by police in August 1971.  She was restricted to harbour use only.

5.    Lady Elizabeth II - construction began in early 1972 and the 49ft 6in triple skin diagonally planked kauri boat with fibreglass cover entered service in March 1973.  Powered by twin V8 diesels and capable of 18 knots she was equipped for rescues in Cook Strait.  She and her crew were linked to many major search and rescue operations until tragedy struck on 2 July 1986 when the Liz was overwhelmed by surging seas at the harbour entrance.  Two of the four crew on board were saved.

6.    Ohorere, a 55ft boat on loan from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

7.    Kotare, a 27ft, replaced Ohorere.

8.    Lady Elizabeth III, 57ft long, 500hp GMV8 motor, capable of 22 knots. Self righting capability.  Designed by an Upper Hutt naval architect, built in Nelson and entered service in Wellington on 23 December 1989.



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Media contacts:

Senior Sergeant John Bryant, O/C Wellington Police Maritime Unit,

tel:  04 472 3811

Kaye Calder, Wellington Police District communications manager,

tel: 04 474 9464
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